New Year

The Indian economy is contracting and so is the global economy due to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest episode of NewsToday talks about what should be the vision of the leaders to lift India's economy. India Today TV spoke to former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on the matter.
"This year is surely going to be bad. So, my guess is that this is going to be a year of negative growth," said Raghuram Rajan.

World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June every year. Beside fighting the novel coronavirus, India is also battling severe cyclones, floods and heatwaves. While the IMD predicted an "unusual summer" this year, heatwave was witnessed in various parts of the country.
On the other hand, India recently witnessed two cyclonic storms -- Amphan, Nisarga. On this Environment Day, India Today brings you a detailed analysis of the country's climate condition with an elusive question, Can India tackle impending climate emergency?

'Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family' will be the theme of Yoga Day celebrations this year. No large-scale Yoga Day celebrations with physical gatherings will be seen this year over the coronavirus crisis. Yoga Day will go digital this year where people will do yoga at home. International Yoga Day will be celebrated on June 21.

A 15-year-old pregnant wild elephant in Kerala’s Palakkad died after it ate a pineapple laced with explosives. She died standing in a river on May 27 after suffering immense pain due to the crackers that burst inside her mouth.
What is this pineapple bombs and why locals prepare one? Watch report.

The government said on Friday said that due to falling revenue, it has blocked the initiation of approved/appraised new schemes by various ministries and departments till March 31, 2021. The finance ministry issued an order to put on hold approved new scheme for the FY 2020-21. The Atmanirbhar Bharat and PM Garib Kalyan schemes are exempted from the list. Watch report.

Many celebrities including Jamie Foxx, Beyonce, Ariana Grande and more have supported the Black Lives Matter movement. The death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, by the hands of a white police officer has sparked protests around the world.

Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, died in Minneapolis on May 25 while he was being restrained by the police. Video footage of the incident, which was broadcast by the media and went viral on social media platforms, showed an officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he gasped for breath. Four policemen have since been fired, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been called in to conduct a federal civil rights probe. The officer who pinned him to the ground, Derek Chauvin, has been charged with third degree murder. The death has triggered violent unrest in Minneapolis, leading to a state of peacetime emergency being declared in Minnesota state as well as the activation of its National Guard. Protests have also taken place in other parts of the US, including in California, New York, Ohio and Colorado. Watch the video to know more.

With the fall in the worldwide economy this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic it has become a risky time to invest somewhere. Investors all around the world are going through this tricky situation so they are shifting their investments in risky asset classes such as stocks to risk-free assets such as government bonds, gold, and so on, due to the uncertainties in the global economics. But when it comes to India gold especially holds a special place, it is not just a monetary investment but a custom too. The gold price has seen a great hike in just last three months yet is it wise to do so? Watch the video to find out.

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India will get its growth back and added that the government has already started taking steps towards boosting the economy with eased guidelines under the ‘Unlock 1’ strategy. His comments came while addressing the inaugural session of the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) annual session 2020 to mark 125 years of its inception.

Gross domestic product data out later on Friday is expected to show India's economy grew at its slowest pace in at least two years in the March quarter as the coronavirus pandemic weakened already declining consumer demand and private investment.

People in the US were protesting the death of 46-year-old George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a white officer pressed his knee into his neck as Floyd begged for air. That officer was arrested on criminal charges Friday. Watch some of the visuals from cite of the protest.

On the occassion of the completion of one-year of the Modi government 2.0, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath joined us on E-Agenda Aaj Tak and spoke about the government's achievement. The Uttar Pradesh chief minister also hit out at the Congress over the issue of the movement of migrants. Watch to know more!

The Modi 2.0 government completed a year on Saturday. Samajwadi Party President and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav spoke at the 'UP Hai Asli battleground' session of the E-Agenda Aaj Tak. Watch as Akhilesh Yadav answers some important questions!

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released an audio message to the nation on the first anniversary of his second term in office. He spoke on a range of issues and achievements during the first year of the government at the Centre including abrogation of Article 370, settlement of the Ram Temple issue, criminalisation of Triple Talaq and the amendment to the Citizenship Act.